Colt expands NaaS with new diversity and dedicated cloud access features

Colt Technology Services is expanding its multi-award winning On Demand Network as a Service (NaaS) platform with the addition of new features designed to enhance businesses’ cloud services, boost resilience and provide greater autonomy for organisations needing flexibility, security and choice in today’s dynamic market environment. The three new features - available now - are On Demand Diversity, Dedicated Cloud Ports and new Multi-Vendor ‘Offnet’.

Colt’s On Demand NaaS platform gives businesses choice and flexibility, enabling them to consume their network services on an agile, scalable, ‘per use’ basis, as they would their cloud services. Organisations can choose whether to connect via a portal or API; they can add or remove services and capacity, and benefit from real-time delivery for Colt’s on net services. They can also choose between fully flexible ‘by the hour’ billing, or longer subscription models. The new features are added as part of Colt’s continued commitment to expanding its On Demand NaaS platform to meet the evolving needs of its global customers.

On Demand Diversity allows businesses to select different network routes for their Ethernet, Cloud and Internet services using a self-serve ordering system in the Colt NaaS platform. The ability to request access-level diversity ‘on demand’ improves network performance; bolsters resilience and disaster recovery; and supports deeper levels of compliance.

Dedicated Cloud Ports are also available now via Colt’s NaaS platform, offering greater scalability for businesses’ cloud solutions and complementing the hosted cloud capability already live in the platform.

Previously, access to cloud services from organisations including AWS, Microsoft and Google was available already in NaaS through shared ‘hosted’ cloud ports, which could be set up quickly via the portal or APIs. The new Dedicated Cloud Ports feature offers direct, private connections to the cloud and offering high capacity, reliability and security. Selecting Dedicated Cloud Ports through the Colt NaaS platform gives businesses an effortless service experience, cost transparency and unparalleled network reach as they can connect to the cloud from millions of locations worldwide.

The new Multi-Vendor Offnet feature enhances flexibility and efficiency for Colt’s customers, by enabling them to choose from hundreds of carrier partners when they connect a new ‘offnet’ location which is not directly part of Colt’s own network infrastructure. With many businesses choosing a multi-vendor strategy to best fit their global organisation, Colt’s NaaS platform offers a convenient, fast and cost-effective way to build this infrastructure.

Peter Coppens, VP Infrastructure and Connectivity Solutions, Colt Technology Services said, “Dynamic businesses which adapt to changing macro conditions have a market advantage, so organisations are looking for new ways to build in flex. Colt has brought the “cloud consumption model” to the networking world, enabling customers to break away from the slow, static world of traditional networking. Colt’s intuitive, self-serve NaaS platform provides this, with flexibility, choice and scale. We’ll continue to expand our fantastic NaaS platform and we’ll develop exciting new features to make life easier for our customers”.